Cellphone: Would you sacrifice durability for performance?

[ThePresence]

I just got my new phone. It's the A900M. Seems that one of the things they changed with the M is that it's plastic whereas the A900 was metal. They did it for better reception. Obviously they sacrificed durability for that. Curious what you guys think.

 

[FoBoT]

how rough are most people on phones?
how long do people keep phones?

we have a nokia that is plastic and 4-5 years old

i don't think metal/plastic really matters unless you are dropping and stomping it daily

 

[leftyman]

battery life on the A900 is really bad.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: leftyman
battery life on the A900 is really bad.

They make an extended Battery now which I will get if I find this one to be too bad.
My last phone is the Blackberry 7100i which doesn't have great battery life either, but was fine for me. I charge my phone every night anyway.

 

[leftyman]

I thought about getting it a couple months ago when our contract came up. I ended up getting 4 Katana's for a total of $160.

 

[ThePresence]

TTT

 

[PhoenixOrion]

I'd sacrifice both for features and form-factor.

 

[RagingBITCH]

Nope. Reason why I stopped buying Motorola phones - I had two V300's - dropped both onto concrete from no more than 4 feet, both stopped working completely. Luckily both still under TMobile warranty. Have dropped my old Treo 600 and my newer Treo 650 on the ground multiple times, same height - the only thing it does is turn off the service. No cracked screen, nothing.

 

[Shawn]

I hate all these new phones. I am still using my samsung a670. When it hits the 2 year mark I'll probably get a new phone for the discounted price then resell it on ebay and keep my a670.